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O'Sullivan, Paul (2014) Demand Uncertainty, R&D Leadership and Research Joint Ventures. Maynooth University. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
This paper analyses the desirability of RJV formation when firms may choose their R&D investment before or after any demand uncertainty is resolved. If a R&D leader accommodates a follower, multiple Nash equilibria are possible under both R&D competition and RJV formation. If a R&D leader prevents activity by the follower, this is only expected to be profitable at very low spillover and unit R&D cost levels. Whether R&D leadership when competing in R&D is expected to be more profitable than waiting and forming a RJV will depend on unit R&D costs and spillovers. Maximising expected welfare may require an active role for government.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Additional Information: | Thanks to Dermot Leahy and J. Peter Neary for helpful comments and suggestions and to seminar participants at NUI Maynooth and the Irish Economic Association Annual Conference. Any remaining errors are solely those of the author. |
| Keywords: | Demand Uncertainty; R&D Leadership; Research Joint Venturs; JEL Classification: D21, D81, L13; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: | 5335 |
| Depositing User: | Ms Sandra Doherty |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2014 14:17 |
| Publisher: | Maynooth University |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/5335 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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